Sweet Bobby

By: Tortoise Media
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  • How much do you know about the person you love? Sweet Bobby is the #1 chart-topping, award-winning investigative series in search of the world's most sophisticated catfisher.


    Listen to the full six-part series, and bonus episodes today. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access to all our investigative series and daily and weekly shows, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts.


    If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable.


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  • Introducing: Sweet Bobby

    Introducing: Sweet Bobby
    Aug 23 2023

    How much do you know about the person you love? Sweet Bobby is the #1 chart-topping, award-winning investigative series in search of the world's most sophisticated catfishers.

    All 6 episodes are available to listen now.


    To get exclusive access to the bonus episode, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts.


    To find out more about Tortoise:




    Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists




    Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts and Spotify for early access and ad-free content




    Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more



    Host and reporter: Alexi Mostrous

    Producer: Gary Marshall

    Assistant producer and reporter: Claudia Williams

    Executive producer: Basia Cummings

    Sound design: Karla Patella

    Artwork: Jon Hill


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    1 min
  • Sliding doors | Ep 1

    Sliding doors | Ep 1
    Sep 4 2023

    Kirat is a successful marketer and radio presenter. Online, she’s contacted by a man she vaguely knows called Bobby, and they start chatting. Slowly, they become close… and she’s reeled in to a scam of epic proportions.

    All 6 episodes are available to listen now.


    To get exclusive access to the bonus episode, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts.


    To find out more about Tortoise:




    Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists




    Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts and Spotify for early access and ad-free content




    Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more




    If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com


    Host and reporter: Alexi Mostrous

    Producer: Gary Marshall

    Assistant producer and reporter: Claudia Williams

    Executive producer: Basia Cummings

    Sound design: Karla Patella

    Artwork: Jon Hill


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    31 mins
  • Witness protection | Ep 2

    Witness protection | Ep 2
    Sep 4 2023

    Bobby finds his way back into Kirat's life, and their relationship grows closer – with devastating consequences. Meanwhile, Alexi investigates the sophistication of the catfishing scam.

    All 6 episodes are available to listen now.


    To get exclusive access to the bonus episode, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts.


    To find out more about Tortoise:




    Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists




    Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts and Spotify for early access and ad-free content




    Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more




    If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com


    Host and reporter: Alexi Mostrous

    Producer: Gary Marshall

    Assistant producer and reporter: Claudia Williams

    Executive producer: Basia Cummings

    Sound design: Karla Patella

    Artwork: Jon Hill


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    40 mins

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I don’t know whether to leave a 5 star or 1 star review. I keep thinking after each episode, I’ll sleep after this one but it’s left on such an interesting cliffhanger that I have to listen to the next one…I have work in the morning

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